Friday, May 25, 2012

Common Sense

of
the situation or facts. This “common
sense” equates to the knowledge

and
experience which most people already have, or which the person

using
the term believes that they do or should have.

In
case you are in a quandary, these illustrations

“will do the talking”!

The
Baby

It was late at night, and Heidi who was
expecting her second child, was home

alone with her 3-year-old daughter,
Katelyn. When Heidi started to go

into labour, she called 911.
Due to a power outage at the time, only one

paramedic responded to the call.

The house was very, very dark, so the
paramedic asked Katelyn to hold a

flashlight high over her Mommy so he could
see while he helped deliver

the baby.

Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was
asked. Heidi pushed and pushed,

and after a little while, Connor was
born. The paramedic lifted him by his
feet,

and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry.

The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her
help, and asked the wide-eyed-

3-year-old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.

Katelyn quickly responded, ”He shouldn't
have crawled in there in the first place .

Spank him again!”

Mother
Who Loved the Arts

A
Mother who loved the arts was bragging about her children to some friends.

“My children are following my lead and are
working in the arts,” she said with

obvious pride. “Mary is now playing first violin for the
symphony orchestra,

Robert's paintings are being displayed at
the art museum this month...and David

is the hunter in Swan Lake.”

“That's wonderful,” said one of the
friends. “What about Alice? Did she ever

get a job in the arts?” “No, said the mother, “Alice is working in real estate.”

“Oh,well,” said the friend. “Don't worry. Alice
has a beautiful voice and she is

still very young. She may yet get a job in the arts.”

“Oh, I hope not,” said the mother. “If it weren't for Alice, we would all be starving!”

Talk
is Not Cheap

A doctor approached her attorney friend and
said, “I've got a problem.Whenever

I'm at a party or social gathering,
people always tell me about their ailments. I don't mind giving a little medical advice,
but I feel like I'm being cheated out of my fee. Would it be legal to bill them?” Immediately
the attorney replied, “Absolutely! That
will be $300!”

The
Crow and the Rabbit

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing
all day.

A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him,
“Can I also sit like you and do

nothing all day long?” The crow answered, “Sure, why not?”

So the rabbit sat on the ground below the
crow and rested. All of a sudden,

a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and
ate it.

Moral of
the story is...”To be sitting and doing nothing,

you must be sitting very, very high up!”

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sure...”common
sense” is often overused and overworked.

Not
surprisingly, there comes a time when “he” just can't hack it anymore!

The
Obituary

(printed
in The London Times)

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved
old friend, Common Sense, who has

been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his